Friday, June 3rd, 2022

Hello Parents,

Our classroom has been busy with building materials once again. The student have been applying the design process as they design a blueprint, build a prototype, test it, make observations, then receive feedback from others in order to make improvements to the prototype before testing it again. The grade 2 students have been applying the design process to building a boat that is stable, waterproof, buoyant and can carry a load. Grade 3 students have been applying their knowledge and skills to building bridges based on a scenario and determining what type of bridge would be best suited. 

Did you know that your child has been provided with an important task? Earlier this week they were each given a small larvae to care for. After listening to the diary of a bug series, students determined some of the success criteria in these stories in order to make their own diary of a larvae. 

In math grade 2 students have been learning about measuring length to the nearest non-standard unit of 2 dimensional shapes. Students have concluded that the orientation of the object does not alter the measurements. They have been comparing and contrasting 2 dimensional shapes according to a variety of attributes such as number of sides or vertices or straight lines to curved lines.

The grade 3 students have been learning about fractions by firstly understanding that a fraction is a number that describes an equal part of a whole. They have been learning about fraction vocabulary such as: numerator, denominator, fraction bar, halves, sixths, quarters, etc.

We used the math thinking routine Which One Doesn't Belong to explore 2 dimensional shapes this week. Students communicated their reasoning using mathematical vocabulary. 

Have a fantastic weekend,

Room 6